I should have asked you guys before I ate it: Bread with Earth Balance that had been out for a day. This wouldn't have been so bad except I forgot I had left it in my car. I didn't finish eating it because I could tell it was rancid. Now just waiting to see what my body does with it. My mouth is full of ick and I feel a little nauseous. Yuck!

Yeah, I don't think accidental bug consumption or bug marination counts as non-vegan. Still, I wouldn't drink a glass of anything I left out overnight except for water or alcohol (hate to waste alcohol, have been known to finish bottles of beer the morning after parties).

Trader Joe's/Wildwood High Protein Tofu, vacuum packed...labeled enjoy by 8/10/12. So...8 days late? It looks fine. It's been in the "Chill Drawer" of the fridge.

If you were here it would mean enjoy by 8th October so part of me says.... be wild! But then after hearing how sick people have been after gone off tofu I say bin it. Or else leave it in the fridge for a few months to see what happens to it.

I totally just registered to this forum to ask this question. Hi everyone!I have a half-used jar of marinara sauce in my fridge that's been chilling in there for two weeks. Edible, or will it give me the squirts? It's not, like, Barilla or one of those other mass produced kinds that might have preservatives in it. It's locally made. That sounded snobby. But it's an important detail!

THANK YOU. I have food poisoning PTSD and I'm afraid of it ever happening again.

Just had a slice of uncooked tofu (vacuum packed, bought today at the asian grocery store, "use by"-date is sept 14th) and it had a slightly acidic taste, a bit vinegar-y, and also tickled on my tounge for a second. No off smell (no smell at all, really), the water it was in was nice and clear. I don't think I've had this brand before, other than marinated in a very spicy chili sauce we make at a cafe I volunteer at, so I can't say wheather this is the standard taste for this particular brand.

Just had a slice of uncooked tofu (vacuum packed, bought today at the asian grocery store, "use by"-date is sept 14th) and it had a slightly acidic taste, a bit vinegar-y, and also tickled on my tounge for a second. No off smell (no smell at all, really), the water it was in was nice and clear. I don't think I've had this brand before, other than marinated in a very spicy chili sauce we make at a cafe I volunteer at, so I can't say wheather this is the standard taste for this particular brand.

Do you think it's bad?

YES. It shouldn't taste acidic or vinegar-y at all!

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ooh great username. In brief, no effing way. have you opened it? i bet it smells like a bloody mary.

I did open it! It smelled ok and wasn't covered in fuzzies. But your reaction of "no effing way" makes me think I should stop being a cheapass and find something else to eat for dinner.

If it smells good and isn't fuzzy then I think it would be fine. I'm going to admit to eating jar pasta sauce that is that old, and I don't remember getting sick at all. But mine wasn't fresh or locally made. Go at your own risk!

Just had a slice of uncooked tofu (vacuum packed, bought today at the asian grocery store, "use by"-date is sept 14th) and it had a slightly acidic taste, a bit vinegar-y, and also tickled on my tounge for a second. No off smell (no smell at all, really), the water it was in was nice and clear.

The tongue tickling is the tiny bugs on the tofu running off of it into your mouth.

You're probably already infested. Any itches you feel might be the bugs that now populate the outer layers of your skin burrowing inwards past your nerves. Once they reach your muscles your muscle fibers will clench and you will be paralyzed in an immoble rictus as the tiny bugs devour your body from the inside out. And that's why expired tofu is bad.

When something is weeks old, the other issue is how sure are you about the date? If it's more than a week, I usually can't remember. 2 weeks is iffy, but 1 month would be downright disgusting. You can't see, smell, or taste pathogenic bacterial growth.